Thai corn cakes with pickled cucumbers

Name: Thai corn cakes with pickled cucumbers
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 3 large corn cobs husks removed and kernels cut from cobs; 1 stalk lemongrass tough outer leaf discarded and the rest roughly chopped; grated to make 1 tbsp ginger; 1-2 tbsp green Thai curry paste; 1 egg; 200g rice flour; 3 tbsp milk; 5 lime leaves finely shredded; for frying oil; to serve sweet chilli sauce; ⅓ cucumber; ½ red onion diced; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tsp caster sugar

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:33 PM

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Serves 4 as a starter

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Thai corn cakes are quick to whip up and make the best canapés or dinner-party starter. Using fresh corn makes all the difference. Serve with pickled cucumbers.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

3 large corn cobs

husks removed and kernels cut from cobs
1 stalk lemongrass

tough outer leaf discarded and the rest roughly chopped
grated to make 1 tbsp ginger
1-2 tbsp green Thai curry paste
1 egg
200g rice flour
3 tbsp milk
5 lime leaves

finely shredded
for frying oil
to serve sweet chilli sauce

PICKLED CUCUMBER

⅓ cucumber
½ red onion

diced
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp caster sugar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal415
fat15.4g
carbs58.5g
fibre3.9g
protein8.8g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Tip half of the corn into a food processor with the lemongrass, ginger, curry paste, egg, rice flour and milk. Pulse to a paste, then scrape into a bowl and stir in the remaining corn and lime leaves and season.
step 2

For the pickled cucumbers, halve the cucumber lengthways and scrape out the seeds using a teaspoon. Slice into half moons and mix with the onion, vinegar and sugar. Set aside for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, before serving.
step 3

To fry the fritters, heat 2cm oil in a big wok or deep frying pan. Spoon in tbsps of fritter batter and sizzle for about 2 minutes on each side until golden, crisp and cooked through. Pile onto paper-towel lined trays and keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest. Serve hot with bowls of sweet chilli sauce and the pickled cucumber.

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